Pop Culture Woman: May Sweeps Wrap Up

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

May Sweeps Wrap Up

I thought I would take some time to recap the best and worst of May Sweeps this season. See my past May Sweeps blog for a formal introduction into what I'm talking about.

The Best of May Sweeps:

The Office - Casino night rocked! Penned by Steve Carrell this episode delivered a lot of awesome moments. I almost cried when Jim and Pam kissed. Even my husband was touched. It also was one of the most talked about season enders wherever I went.

Lost - While I felt "blah" about the entire episode as a whole, the best scene of all my May Sweeps dramas was the four-toed giant foot statue remnant on the other side of the island. It was so Rod Serling. I loved it.

Saturday Night Live & Mad TV - Both provided me with fantastic cry-out-loud laughs for their season enders. Very memorable in their own ways. Almost all the sketches were spot on in both shows. A+ comedy.

Scrubs - Surprise pregnancies galore! The girl in me likes those surprises.

Prison Break - They did break out! That's all I ever wanted. Looking forward to next season.

The Worst of May Sweeps:

American Idol - Taylor Hicks? C'mon! Again I'm reminded that America is dominated by the older generation. The contestants were all so-so for me this year honestly and no one delivered a really memorable performance. Hicks does indeed look like a drunk dad at a wedding and I really hate that image. No "SOUL PATROL" for me. The results show had just-alright musical guests. It also had the most uncomfortable moment of the TV season: Mary J Blige and Eliot singing together. Yikes. Viewership was up however, probably to laugh at (not with) Hicks.

ER/OC/Lost - Can the trend to shockingly kill off a main character end please? I find that so cliche and boring.

Grey's Anatomy/ CSI Miami - Can the trend to shockingly kill off a non-main character or love interest please end? That is such a cop out to character development.

Survivor - Terrible season finale. Aras? B.O.R.I.N.G. It was the worst season I've watched and it may have convinced me to stop watching this show next season altogether. It's just not as fun as I used to think it was, kind of like Real World. Maybe I've outgrown it.

Wasn't Great/Wasn't Bad:

Supernatural - A bit of an unsatisfying season finale but still I was okay with it. I did JUMP from fright a few times.

24 - The ending was long and predictable. It's unfortunate considering the beginning of the season was quite shocking.

CSI - The ending made me say "yikes!" I'm referring to the moment when you see that Gil is casually sleeping with Sara. Joe and I were kind of grossed out actually. I prefer Lady Heather.

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